Introducing opponents: Atyrau

19-02-15 09:00:00

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On 19 February, the Pitmen will play a friendly match with Atyrau from Kazakhstan. We offer you to take to take a closer look at this opponent.

The date of foundation of the club is considered to be 1980. At the time, the team were called Prikaspiets and they participated in the domestic second division. Their peak was in 2000, when they won promotion to the top division for the first time.

Atyrau is often referred to as the Oilmen, since this city is considered to be the oil capital of Kazakhstan.

Over the years, the club has earned three trophies: in 2001 and in 2002 it won the silver medals of the domestic league, in 2009 - the domestic cup.

In 2014, Atyrau finished 9th of the 12 places in the standings, claiming 25 points in 32 games. The team play their home games at the Munaishy stadium which holds 8,690 seats. The team’s head coach is Vladimir Nikitenko. Previously, he worked with the Kazakh side Aktobe.

We bring you the statistical calculations based on the Pitmen’s encounters with clubs from Kazakhstan.

Aggregately, the Donetsk side met with Kazakh teams 57 times within the USSR League and Cup. 28 of those matches ended in favour of the Orange-and-Blacks, 13 ended in a draw and 16 were marked by the opponents’ triumph. At the same time, the Pitmen scored 78 goals and conceded 48. Most frequently, specifically in 49 matches, the Orange-and-Blacks played against Kairat of Alma-Ata.

After the collapse of the USSR, Shakhtar met with the teams from Kazakhstan in three friendly games. The Pitmen claimed one victory, with another meeting ending in a draw and one more encounter ending in a defeat. They notched 8 goals and conceded 4.

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